Photo Gallery of Downtown Tyler Texas

Named for President John Tyler, the city was established
on April 11, 1846 by the Texas Legislature as it also created Smith County.
Tyler was designated the county seat.

West Erwin Street Sign Downtown
Tyler: Established 1846

Downtown Tyler today features numerous historical structures, government buildings and a reviving business district.

Featured in our photo gallery are historic churches, the downtown Tyler skyline, Smith County Courthouse, Tyler City Hall, streetscapes, historic downtown homes, and other scenes.

All photos were taken by the TylerTexasOnline staff along with Epagentry Design Studios.

The Tyler City Hall, Downtown Tyler, Texas

Downtown Tyler Texas skyline

The site of the old Smith County Texas courthouse, looking east towards the current courthouse

Tyler Texas historical survey marker in the downtown square

Smith County Texas Court House

The Liberty Theater, 103 E. Erwin, downtown Tyler ...
before restoration and re-useThe Liberty is once again home to memory-making events and entertainment after it was converted into Liberty Hall
and re-opened in September 2011

The Cotton Belt train depot in Tyler, Texas, opened in 1905
The last passenger train in Tyler was in April, 1956, and the depot was later donated to the City of Tyler. It is now the site of the Cotton Belt Museum.